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Kampala vs. Skopje Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 18.8% cheaper than Skopje.

Restaurants: pay 45.9% less in Kampala
Groceries: pay 18.1% more in Kampala
Transportation: pay 12.8% less in Kampala
Housing: pay 7.2% more in Kampala
Childcare: pay 35.1% less in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% more in Kampala
Clothing: pay 64.2% less in Kampala

The cost of groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Kampala are more expensive than in Skopje. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, childcare, and transportation are lower in Kampala.

Kampala vs. Skopje Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kampala instead of Skopje, you would:

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pay 45.9% less for restaurants

	Skopje	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.63 MKD400.78	$2.86 UGX10,232	-62.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.67 MKD350.68	$8.80 UGX31,479	+31.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 MKD104.54	$0.49 UGX1,748	-75.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 MKD70.69	$0.30 UGX1,083	-77.5%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 18.1% more for groceries

	Skopje	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 MKD42.61	$1.17 UGX4,168	+43.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 MKD246.67	$2.18 UGX7,812	-53.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 MKD264.11	$2.80 UGX10,020	-44.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.25 MKD118.16	$1.82 UGX6,516	-19.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 MKD189.00	$2.24 UGX7,999	-37.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 MKD26.95	$1.29 UGX4,632	+152.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MKD34.17	$0.65 UGX2,321	-0.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 MKD34.90	$0.77 UGX2,754	+15.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 MKD51.59	$0.73 UGX2,606	-25.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD20.72	$0.73 UGX2,599	+84.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD22.36	$0.78 UGX2,785	+83.0%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 12.8% less for transportation

	Skopje	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.90 MKD309.84	$5.73 UGX20,497	-2.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.60 MKD1,502.92	$42.91 UGX153,486	+50.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,316.17 MKD1,803,500.15	$10,011.73 UGX35,813,333	-70.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.53 MKD290.56	$4.00 UGX14,325	-27.6%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 7.2% more for housing

	Skopje	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.14 MKD1,005.70	$46.09 UGX164,855	+140.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.93 MKD22,805.42	$411.55 UGX1,472,186	-5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$319.07 MKD16,768.66	$206.19 UGX737,584	-35.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.18 MKD6,421.28	$35.00 UGX125,196	-71.4%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 35.1% less for childcare

	Skopje	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$322.60 MKD16,954.14	$173.88 UGX621,983	-46.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,902.78 MKD257,667.29	$3,718.64 UGX13,302,095	-24.2%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Skopje	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 MKD150.29	$1.43 UGX5,116	-50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 MKD116.88	$2.86 UGX10,232	+28.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.24 MKD170.33	$3.65 UGX13,046	+12.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.77 MKD2,037.58	$45.77 UGX163,718	+18.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.67 MKD350.68	$6.44 UGX23,023	-3.5%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 64.2% less for clothing

	Skopje	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.11 MKD4,525.45	$16.81 UGX60,115	-80.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.03 MKD2,156.09	$15.94 UGX57,009	-61.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.63 MKD5,551.25	$43.26 UGX154,765	-59.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.10 MKD6,101.86	$50.77 UGX181,625	-56.3%
Average			-64.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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